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@GuitarGrooveSessions

5 ай бұрын

It's gotta be San Andreas. It could be a bias that I spent a good part of my teens playing it, but I still think it's the best theme and soundtrack.

@holybananapeel3795

5 ай бұрын

Liberty City Stories lmao, if only you had covered the spinoff titles.

@Canucklover97

5 ай бұрын

a underrated one is the vice city stories theme

@cezargervacio9082

5 ай бұрын

Please do a video on Godzilla Minus One film score!!!!

@JayRev_Music

5 ай бұрын

Mr Cornell - I know this is terribly off-topic and maybe a bit rude…but I have the largest need to hear you give your illustrious understanding and relation to The Demon of Fleet Street’s Sweeny Todd musical with Johnny Depp….you have THE opinion we all want. Even with GTA! Lol Please, sir. You are a phenom of musical talent and your ear is pure perfection.

San Andreas & GTA 4 arguably have the most iconic theme songs, but it gets even better when you realise they were BOTH composed by the same guy - Michael Hunter!

@facundogardiol

5 ай бұрын

what a guy!

@AlphaChinoz

5 ай бұрын

I actually thought they sounded kind of similar, when he was playing them on the piano!

@bojan8978

5 ай бұрын

Mike Hunt makes the best music.

@SN57ONE

5 ай бұрын

"GTA IV has the best soundtrack. Unlike GTA V it feels redundant." -Broken record GTA IV fanboy.

@baarth8305

5 ай бұрын

​@@SN57ONEyes, childhood left after GTA IV

GTAIV's Soviet Connection was redone by the Danish Orchestra and it was an absolutely amazing version. It's on YT.

@darkmike2040

5 ай бұрын

Unfortunately it doesn't match the original tempo BUT someone took the effort to change the speed of the video and it's glorious

@wauthethird

5 ай бұрын

There's also the London Philharmonic Orchestra version!

@roeymishal8009

5 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the danish orchestra!

@Boxtermaiti

5 ай бұрын

YES!! I was at that concert myself. It was so well done!

@SiPakRubah

5 ай бұрын

Kinda sad because they unlisted the video on YT, so good luck finding it

I think the reason GTA V's theme is so often forgotten is the fact that you hardly ever hear it. The 3D era GTA games all had opening cinematics that featured their theme songs. The theme songs also play during the initial (and usually longest) loading screen when you first load your save file, and usually pieces of the theme play when completing a mission. The HD era GTA games lack opening cinematics, but GTA IV still features its main theme during the initial loading screen and upon mission completion while GTA V does not. I believe you only ever hear GTA V's theme song a grand total of 2 times in the game, and that's in the first cutscene and last cutscene of the game. Its a shame because I think GTA V has a really good theme song, you just never get to hear it.

@pylotlight

3 ай бұрын

Ye when he said GTV V theme he didn't play what I was expecting which actually is a really good theme, but is just the loading song.

@rustez14

2 ай бұрын

don't forget about pause menu music 👼

@TheAnomalousDerp

Ай бұрын

@Skankhunt6969 cap, they gave it a whole Freddie Gibbs verse

@TheAnomalousDerp

Ай бұрын

@Skankhunt6969 lol ok nerd😂

@TheAnomalousDerp

Ай бұрын

@Skankhunt6969 also good job on editing your comment and still misspelling forgettable😂 that shit is hilarious

Gta 4 theme was my favourite by far, still sends chills down my spine

GTA 4 has such a cool theme, it's full of dramatic orchestral composition mixed with groovy and layered beats, instantly memorable and deserving of way more recognition.

@awAtercoLorstaIn.

5 ай бұрын

I knew “the best one” would be IV. It’s soooo good. Always gave me frisson and made me so excited to enter the game world. Seeing the notes played and chord changes now only cemented that awe.

@Greybell

5 ай бұрын

It matches the tone of the game so well. It's dark and moody but it still has such a memorable hook. I honestly can't remember V theme because it feels like background music instead. I wish VI continues to create a memorable theme.

@SN57ONE

5 ай бұрын

​@@Greybell Oh of course we can't forget the slight shade thrown to GTA V whenever a GTA IV fanboy talks about his beloved game. My god you losers don't let up that easy, do you?

@SN57ONE

5 ай бұрын

​@@awAtercoLorstaIn. You forgot the slight shade you throw on GTA V whenever you talk about GTA IV.

@darknid158

5 ай бұрын

It should be noted that Rockstar/Michael Hunter stole the song from Shawn Lee, composer of Bully. They didn’t like his arrangement, told him to f*ck off, and then Michael Hunter took what Lee wrote and changed it up arrangement wise/instrument wise and that’s what we got today. Should be recognized properly. Shawn Lee’s Bully is an amazing OST

the Liberty City Stories theme "dark march" is great and underrated imo, probably bc it's sort of a side game

@lonelyfireband7758

5 ай бұрын

It's the best

@jan_kulawa

5 ай бұрын

it's my favourite theme, and contrary to Charles' assessment, I think *this* was the first GTA theme that felt truly cinematic and not "just a song." it's unfortunate how the Liberty City Stories and its theme is often not just underrated but completely forgotten

@DJMasterWillyB

5 ай бұрын

IV's theme had to be influenced by the LCS theme, at least little bit.

@davidgrossen3496

5 ай бұрын

Preach my fellow LCS Fan!

@Alex_dlc

5 ай бұрын

It really is great, and not very well known since the PSP games were so underrated.

GTA 2 has such an iconic theme, i played the hell out of that game when i was a kid, and i still play it to this day, is so groovy, i could listen to it for days. The music for the credits is cool too.

@hamishmmc

4 ай бұрын

yes dude the intro scene with the white beamer 5 series

@REDGREENBLUEGRAVITY

3 ай бұрын

I've never heard 2s until now

@gugibugi0

3 ай бұрын

SOUL SHAKING

@andersv20

3 ай бұрын

YES. Yes, I was about to leave that comment too. Hearing THAT music again in this video instantly made me want to go play it again AND listen to the whole soundtrack by itself. It's SO groovy and cool and noir, man. Especially that noir-element that's gotten kind of lost ever after. I mean there used to be a hint of seriousness behind all the farcical clownish light hearted comedy that's enveloped the series ever since. GTA 2 has easily the best soundtrack if the series. It would be cool if the new game would make nods to it in its soundtrack. I mean GTA 2 is so forgotten, but it's so so playable and rich still to this day. Oh, and that intro video to the game, can we talk more about that? Oh man...

@leojimenez5928

2 ай бұрын

@@andersv20 That intro video was so iconic to me, seeing those men getting blasted at the end while Claude walks off laughing, so cool, the strange characters that appear, those cartoonish Zaibatsu crates he carries around, that game´s whole vibe is so special man

GTA San Andreas theme is definitely inspired by the G-Funk era sound, fitting the location really well.

@yobrethren

4 ай бұрын

GTA music is always very location and time based and very fitting (with it's own twist of course, lots of hip-hop influence even since the 2D games) And radios since GTA 3 (THE GOAT) are almost hand crafted, lots of writing, lots of thinking and lots of choosing (not a single bad track on them radios, not a single one out of place), that absolutely shows. And it doesn't even include JUST GTA games, MC series is also effing brilliant (opened my closed up heart to the world of trance techno with them "Brain" tracks)

@hieratics

2 ай бұрын

San Andreas sounds like the theme song of Kenan and Kel

@TheSkyGuy77

Ай бұрын

I hear it and instantly think of Los Angeles in the '90s

GTA 4 takes the cake for me. I even got to hear a live orchestra perform the theme song. It was absolutely insane.

Bro gta Vice city theme is probably the most pumpin one after gta 4’s theme. Shit sets the mood for the whole Miami backdrop

@DougGlendower

5 ай бұрын

I would agree, but the theme was a bit overshadowed by the trailer's use of Wang Chung's Dance Hall Days, which I think a lot of people got into the game more with.

GTA3 was the one for me. The chilled jazz vibe didn't hint at the utter lunacy about to unfold. I still use it as my alarm music on my phone. Nice way to start the day.

@NEJID

Ай бұрын

Yeah mate, especially when the credits are about to end like 10-12 seconds before the end, the music gives vibes which are.... unexplainable but wonderful and calm, soothing. I spent 12 out of 15 years of my life playing the game and well wow! ❤

@jereegts

14 күн бұрын

Agreed with you guys totally 💯💯❤️❤️

GTA IV was so cinematic, I always thought it deserved a movie remake. I mean the whole story and some of the score is written for them!

Feels so good to see someone enjoying the GTA 4 theme as much as I do. I just wish you would have shown the climax of the song right after Nico says "could be". The violin in that part makes me feel like crying every damn time.

@bhuvaneshd4436

5 ай бұрын

I was waiting for that

@SN57ONE

5 ай бұрын

Where's the "I can't say the same with GTA V" rhetoric, fanboy?

@VictorYami

5 ай бұрын

@@SN57ONE what are you talking about? are you coming here to try to start a fight for no reason? If so, I would gladly beat your ass just for fun.

@Batman-lm2ch

5 ай бұрын

@SN57ONE seems like you're the fanboy here

@ahyantazneem83

5 ай бұрын

us brother

For sure GTA:SA takes it for me. Such an amazing song and really stuck with one or two generations since.

@Chris-px2gf

5 ай бұрын

Pretty sure if you ask anyone they would say that the San Andreas theme is the most iconic and will ever be. However, not the most complex compared to the other ones, but definitely the most memorable.

@Belthil

5 ай бұрын

It's either SA or IV themes, both are so iconic

@Zefino141

5 ай бұрын

@@Belthilit’s SA by a landslide

@Karthik-pn2yj

5 ай бұрын

gtasa overrated af

@DT-tq8ku

5 ай бұрын

IV is the overrated one

GTA III is so underrated. All of the themes of that generation of GTA games were stellar.

@magnoliy08

3 ай бұрын

why are all of the liberty city themes 🔥

@ShockwaveFPSStudios

Ай бұрын

Naw bro, the first two GTA games are underrated as they never get remastered or rereleased compared to GTA III onwards.

@ShockwaveFPSStudios

Ай бұрын

Naw Bro. The first two GTA Themes are totally underrated, and they don’t get remastered compared to GTA 3 onwards.

@chabr1783

Ай бұрын

​@@ShockwaveFPSStudios Yeah i used to play gta 2 all the time back then.

To me, it's GTA IV: it had its own character to the franchise that no other licensed music themes could convey.

@COG4L

4 ай бұрын

wrong vice city is better

@korana6308

4 ай бұрын

Yep. Actually reminds me of Max Payne. Strikes the perfect balance of dark, curious, intriguing yet interesting, with a slight bit of hope in the end...

@Belthil

4 ай бұрын

Honestly it's between SA or IV, the others are good and a fan would recognize them but not the public overall

@joedwyer3297

4 ай бұрын

​@@COG4Lwrong

@COG4L

4 ай бұрын

@@joedwyer3297 if only i cared what a pedo believed 💀

Curious fact: in the beginning of GTA Vice City, it has that intro in which you hear "Video killed the radio star" In the background and you're launching in the computer the GTA Vice City game through what I would call a "cartridge". Once you give the input to start launching the game it plays an 8-bit 80s videogame version of the GTA 1 theme. A neat nice nod to the beginning of the saga 5 years before (at the time: 1997/2002)

@ischmidt

5 ай бұрын

More specifically it shows loading the game from a cassette on a Commodore 64. "PRESS PLAY ON TAPE".

It's so hard to decide between III, SA, and IV. They're all the definition of iconic. As soon as you hear them you get the entire vibe in a split second.

@COG4L

4 ай бұрын

wrong vice city is better

@rajput36000

3 ай бұрын

@@COG4LL

@COG4L

3 ай бұрын

@@rajput36000 stay mad son 💀💀

@magnoliy08

3 ай бұрын

​@@COG4Ldude you are here in every comment section crying. for all the deserved praise the soundtrack gets the theme is ass.

@santi3256

Ай бұрын

@@COG4L Bro why vice city fanboys are soo anoying??. Wtf

To me the gta 4 theme sounds like being in the sewers in a very dark and criminal world, a bit like what liberty city is. The theme really illustrates the vibe I get from the storyline of gta 4. Such a fitting soundtrack

@lukaisninja22

2 ай бұрын

and the game has a dark storyline

I think we all know 4 has the best theme with Soviet Connection. My personal favorite is the SA theme but I really cant get over how much depth GTA 4’s theme has

It may not have the best theme, but Vice City was the only GTA game I managed to stick through all the way to the end and beat.

@0mik3mik3

5 ай бұрын

The theme fits the atmosphere really well though

@piggsy20

5 ай бұрын

Check out the credits music

@KindredBrujah

5 ай бұрын

It's the best game, with the best music, to be fair. But maybe not the best original theme song. Though I personally love it. Listen to that and you're instantly transported to 1980s Miami.

@torq6

5 ай бұрын

The only one I beat was GTA: Liberty City Stories for PSP

@Matt92Machine

5 ай бұрын

Not the best, but still a great theme regardless. I'd put it in 3rd place behind San Andreas and IV.

I’ll probably be one of many who ask you to cover Rockstar’s other properties: the Red Dead Redemption I and II soundtracks. They are such a perfect mix of music that contributed to me actually sobbing during parts of RDR2. RDR2 especially just elevated videogame soundtracks to another level despite 35+ years of iconic music. That goes for both the spaghetti western orchestral music as well as the songs (sung by the likes of Willie Nelson and D’Angelo etc.) that play during key parts of the story. If you haven’t already (and if you have time), I’d recommend playing RDR2 first before listening to the soundtrack so you can experience the music through all the crazy moments of the story.

@R1land

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Couldn’t have said this better.

@AdrianMihu

5 ай бұрын

I support this!

@Vayth_

5 ай бұрын

Yeah rdr2 soundtrack is absolutely amazing

Michael Hunter did an amazing job with the GTA 4 Soundtrack!

*Its Criminal to not include GTA: Liberty City Stories Theme song*

@victory4me1

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@nicholasmp5176

Ай бұрын

Facts

@ilias_0568

Ай бұрын

True

@stickdudeanimationss

Ай бұрын

AGREED

In the GTA:SA theme, right after the main melody that lasts 4 bars or so, a set of chord plays; a chord progression of sorts. It is genuinely one that surprised me the first time I heard the full track, and I was somewhat excited to see it here; sadly, that is not what happened which is unfortunate, but I do suggest giving the full theme a listen and hearing that chord progression. It is excellent.

GTA IV always gets my vote. I recently revisited all the GTA games during covid and the only one that still grabs me is IV. I believe V had some great advancements in terms of evolving the storyline and even some gameplay, but overall, IV is the apex of the series thus far. Also the soundtrack had so many bangers and it hasn't been matched, although I'd say VC is a very close 2nd in that dept. Excited for VI though.

GTA IV has probably the greatest theme I've heard in any medium. I haven't really heard anything that sounds like it, and yet it completely captures the mature, dark and eastern European vibe of the game.

The best in-game music in GTA V isn't the main theme, but the pause menu music. Both the in-game version and Tangerine Dream's original cinematographic score version of the piece, called 'Beyond the Weakest Point', are gorgeous pieces of ambient music.

@nectarinedreams7208

4 ай бұрын

The entire score for GTA V is brilliant. So underrated. Tangerine Dream are the best.

I think San Andreas has the most iconic theme as a GTA theme, but GTA IV is also extremely recognizable in its own right. I’ve never played GTA but when those strings came in I went “oooohhh it’s this song”

@COG4L

4 ай бұрын

wrong vice city is better

@itszyzzbrah4469

4 ай бұрын

​@@COG4LGTA 4 fans (re*ards) when they see a differing opinion: 😡🤬🤯

@khylechristianderosales1894

Ай бұрын

​@@COG4Lwrong it's not

@COG4L

Ай бұрын

@@khylechristianderosales1894 yes it is stay mad 🧑🏽‍🌾 😂😂

Man, GTA Vice City theme was SOOO iconic! Love that tune!

@khylechristianderosales1894

Ай бұрын

not even close

@santi3256

Ай бұрын

Iconic but not enough. When u think on vice city that's probably the last thing u remember. With GTA 4, Sa and even 3 its definitely one of the first things u remember about the game.

"Short Change" by E-Z Rollers for GTA2 does it for me. Not only is it grooving hard, but is also similar (in feel) to the most mafia-associated tune at the time in Alabama 3's "Woke Up This Morning", i.e. The Sopranos theme song.

Dude Every GTA has a fuckin dope theme

GTA London 1969 was the first to have a licenced soundtrack. Was really good too.

@alanphurley

5 ай бұрын

and although it was licensed music, the theme song kicked ass

In the case of GTAV I honestly remember its loading screen soundtrack over its theme song lol. Probably because at times the game would take minutes on end to load!

I really appreciate the level of commitment to fluidity and going with your gut with the musicians that made these intros. Such great choices to basically bookended decades with how each one of the most famous games ever start when you load it up

GTA 3 and 4 have an iconic theme, and they depict the atmosphere of the game very well and of the time and place. These themes work very well with the Liberty City Theme also.

@COG4L

4 ай бұрын

wrong vice city is better

Why did Charles' attempt at finding the notes for the first gta theme at 0:55 sound like seven nation army haha

GTA 2's theme song is Short Change by E-Z Rollers from their Weekend World album and I really love that album so for me it's my favourite overall. But I also really like the GTA 3 theme, it's very reminiscent of something like David Axelrod to me. Of course all the other ones are great too.

0:47 GTA I 1:42 GTA II 3:04 GTA III 4:36 GTA VC 5:27 GTA SA 7:14 GTA IV 9:33 GTA V

5:24 Bro that theme is magic. It gets lost to time but as soon as you hear it again ☺️☺️

@COG4L

4 ай бұрын

wrong vice city is better

RDR2 has incredible original music, would love for you to do a deep dive into some of the tracks, particularly some of the cinematic tracks or the chase theme

@arandompasserby7940

3 ай бұрын

I think my favorite RDR2 track is when the train hrist starts for "Our Best Selves". The bass piano riff is just ... Bliss.

@hansbass8119

2 ай бұрын

No love for the American Venom?

I completely agree, GTA IV is the most iconic for me! Plus, I feel they add more of the theme throughout the game through motifs whenever you complete a mission, which GTA V didn’t, so it’s more memorable. Oh, and Giant Steps on the jazz radio station was the cherry on top for GTA IV!

@COG4L

4 ай бұрын

wrong vice city is better

between the games i have completed, namely San Andreas, IV and V, I'll say that GTA IV takes the cake. If I were to include the other titles I never had a chance to play then III may be a close contender to IV, since I love just how jazzy and nostalgic it sounds!

Oh yeah the GTA2 music! Great memories! Thank you so much for the great video.

Definitely GTA IV for me. But it's not just the main theme but also the loading screen and menu music. And yes, GTA IV is also my favourite game in the series. BUT: I do love that you played a clip of Dr. Ray DeAngelo Harris, that's probably my favourite radio show ever :D Gave a whole new meaning to "ants in your pants" (no, they just eat the sh*t that's coming out your *ss!) :D

@InamMaqondose-ny8zf

5 ай бұрын

Bruv you know I’m replying GTA IV for the 8th time now, yet I’ve only played GTA V’s story once and forgot about it

Soviet Connection was just the perfect game theme, so memorable, a certified 2000s banger.

Great video as always. Song at the end is Baegel & Bomull - Moon Lilies For those interested

For me, Vice City and IV have the best themes. I remember playing VC for the first time when it came out all those years ago and the theme song was such a vibe. GTA IV was also just so amazing. Exactly like you said - it almost feels movie-like. Both themes really helped set the overall tone and theme for the games so perfectly.

@khylechristianderosales1894

Ай бұрын

vice city theme sounds meh...SA better

The way you voiced the Vice City chords was VERY Hans Zimmer - that D major voicing was right out of Time!

Stumbled onto your page the other day when I saw you went over one of my all time fave games streets of rage 2. Had to comment on this one. In order of best to me its gta3, gtaIV then maybe gta vice city. I don't know what it is about the piano intro in gta3 that sends chills down my spine because ots was the first game I had on the ps2 and the game is just nostalgic and awesome. Keep up the great work.

I only played GTA V, but I must say the original track 'We Were Set Up' is a banger. It used to autoplay every time I got in my car to went to work, and it always got me pumped.

I wish you talked about Liberty City Stories as well, it has one of my favourite themes from the GTAs. It has such a punch to it

@MrDmadness

5 ай бұрын

Highly underrated for sure, both game and soundtrack

@Atomicfog

4 ай бұрын

100% Easy to miss since it was a PSP game, but that one would probably come in second after GTA 4. The theme for me, was way more memorable than the game even which I barely recall, but that theme was legit.

@maxim196

4 ай бұрын

​@@Atomicfogand ps2 game as well

@CloneGamerz289

4 ай бұрын

Same with GTA London 1969/1961,Advance,Vice City Stories,The Lost and Damned,The Ballad of Gay Tony,GTA Online

@MrDmadness

4 ай бұрын

@@Atomicfog I played it on an emulator on my s3 tablet, never knew it was a psp game, explains why it ran so flawlessly in 4k at 120fps on it.. it doesn't even have a gfx card.

GTA4 theme i will always remember and know, but to me it gave me melancholy vibes.

The GTA radio commercials and talk show bits are goatted 😂

I'm so glad you went back to the original, because that was the first one I played back in the day. Funny thing was, you could take the PS1 disc and put it into a CD player, and all the radio stations were tracks you could listen to! I still contend that the original Theme song remains the best original GTA theme.

For me, it's the *demo* for GTA 1. It was limited to 5 minutes of the first level. Reload and repeat. To keep the file size down, the devs cut a 5 minute mix featuring ~30s from each song on the soundtrack. That 5 min track has been stuck in my head for the last 25 years! 😅

It's hard for me to pick one. The thing that holds true for all of them (certainly from 3 onwards) is that they send me right back to when I first played them. They're all just so thematically strong. For GTA V, I would argue that the theme isn't even the most iconic piece of original music from the game. Some of the mission music, like "North Yankton Memories" by the late great Edgar Froese (Tangerine Dream) is much more iconic.

@charlesmcg

5 ай бұрын

The pause menu music in GTA V does it for me. Very sublime.

@dramaticvirghoe

5 ай бұрын

i agree. north yankton memories is really good

both GTA London entries definitely takes the spot for me. Introduced me into the British big beat music era.

I only watched this to hear your take on GTA IV; and you nailed it as always! I used to listen to Soviet Connection on loop from my old MP3 player, after recording it from my TV. 😅

Vice City's theme is an absolute bop and would be my pick for best theme if not for San Andreas. Also GTA 2's theme went surprisingly hard . Never heard it before but I dig it alot.

The theme from GTA Liberty City Stories is up there for me

Everytime I hear Soviet Connection, the first thing in my head is "daddy's back you..." 🤣

Gta 4 has so much depth and it always reminds me of Niko and his grim story. Also in my opinion the bassline for 5 carries its theme. The way it rides along with the music and lets it pop is such a nice vibe for me.

love that gta 1 and 2 got mentioned :) those games still hold up in my opinion

@DeputyMartin

5 ай бұрын

Very underrated they started it all but the top up game style put them in the dust especially after gta 3

I love your videos Charles, I really enjoyed the analysis from Dragon Ball, Pokemon and Zelda! GTA was also a big part from my childhood. I was wondering if you could also break down the Tekken intro themes, since they released Tekken 8 recently. Cheers!

GTA IV takes the cake for me. I still remember seeing that first trailer, and that music got me hyped up (along with what I was seeing). I knew a guy who worked at a distribution centre, and he stole a copy for me about a month before the midnight release in stores. I made so many of my friends and colleagues jealous during that time😅

I've been listening to vgm jazz covers for around 10 years now and can't believe I haven't heard any of these GTA themes covered. Charles' playing made me want to sit at the piano and jam to the OST (but I'll need to take one of his courses first!). Great appreciation of music which is sometimes underappreciated.

GTAIV is king. Any time I hear the theme kick in while loading I'm just pumped to play. That reminds me that the Red Dead Redemption games have killer soundtracks as well.

on the topic of GTA, one song that made it onto the radio station Non-Stop-Pop FM is called *Midnight City*. That song has a huge reputation from GTA 5.

San Andreas is the only one I can immediately conjure up in my head note for note. It also perfectly captures the west coast vibe of the game. I played every one of these extensively and felt like I was hearing them all for the first time except SA.

Still petitioning for a Spyro episode. Stuart Copeland put some incredible syncopation and rhythm into those games

GTA2 will always be the nostagia staple for me. I would play the game and just sit on the intro just to listen to it.

@DeputyMartin

5 ай бұрын

Yessir

The Score (Pause Menu music included) for GTAV is probably one of the best games soundtracks out there; it sets such a perfect tone for pretty much every possible situation within the game It may go unnoticed because it just blends in perfectly, but once you listen closely to it, you will always hear it

Totally agree with your take on the GTA V Theme. I always forget how it sounds but when i hear it im like ahh yes thats it! Whereas the GTA IV and San Andreas Themes are really memorable.

GTA IV’s theme reminds me of Succession’s theme. Both orchestral and in Cminor with a hip hop beat under it.

Lots of gtav music (especially dlc ambient mission music) was made by popular producers. Take A Daytrip produced several beats for the Import/Export dlc, and they’re extraordinary

@nectarinedreams7208

4 ай бұрын

Producers? Tangerine Dream is a band. Their work on GTA V is brilliant.

Vice City and San Andreas are the best two of the bunch. They both PERFECTLY encapsulate the themes and vibes of their respective games, and they’re both absolutely bangers.

A lot of people may not know this about the GTA 2 theme, but it was performed by E-Z Rollers, one of the most iconic drum and bass groups of the 90's and a huge staple of the Moving Shadow record label.

@rjayyyy9623

3 ай бұрын

Moving Shadow was well linked up with R*. There was a couple MSX FM albums the label actually released themselves.

San Andreas’ theme is without a doubt the most iconic one!

love your videos man!

1. Great breakdown. The GTAV theme is legendary along with the loading screen theme. It’s unfortunate that GTVA isn’t getting much love because that track is a banger! 2. What is the outro music at 12:23???

It’s GTAV’s for me. I was hearing it in my head when I saw the thumbnail to the video. It just rules for me. One of those tracks that makes me head bob constantly and just jam.

GTA 4 got to be the most memorable👌 It would be sooo cool if you break down Assassin’s Creed’s theme songs 👏👏

The Vice City theme is so good, no other theme comes even remotely close. The GTA2 theme really surprised me, I completely forgot about that jazzy theme, really good.

Taking a pun and running with it, flying on GTA Five strikes a chord with me when that song plays when you turn the radio off. And that brass orchestra... pa pa raaaaa...

GTA-4 opening credits were incredible! You were about to become a movie star playing Nikko Bellic's life story... The opening credits and music really got me super excited to play this game. However, I think that times have changed for good. Game companies focus more on multiplayer now because they can make more money at it

Man this guy has the widest listening ear on the whole planet! That's what makes this channel great

My top 4 themes: - *GTA IV* _(feels like a call to arms, rise up & conquer the world type beat)_ - *GTA San Andreas* _(captures that west coast 90s G-Funk to perfection)_ - *GTA Vice City* _(Miami Vice vibes, sets the 80s tone)_ - *GTA III* _(memorable Jazz riffs for such an iconic game changer in 3D gaming)_ _Also, not included in the video, but my favorite from the spin offs has to be Liberty City Stories. I always liked the marching snare in that theme_

As someone who has never touched GTA but is active in the video game world - GTA San Andreas is definitely the most iconic one, hands down. It's just *the* GTA sound for me, the vibe, the instruments, it's immediately recognizable even among the sea of amazing soundtracks we have in video games.

PLEASE do a breakdown of what makes the Skyrim soundtrack by Jeremy Soule such an iconic piece of work. Some of those chords are amazing. You would do such a good job with that.

@rjayyyy9623

3 ай бұрын

Oblivion too. Soule created the soundtrack for Oblivion after surviving a car crash and you can hear the passion throughout it.

The most iconic for me is the one from GTA Vice City Stories. It's by far the game that I played the most, on PSP, from start to end, various times. Until today, I listen to all the songs from the radio stations and it defined my music taste forever in the 80s.

@fullnelson4986

5 ай бұрын

I member just jamming to that shi on my psp menu of my psp watching the jet ski and helicopter go across the screen😂😂. Shi was a BANGER

@COG4L

4 ай бұрын

wrong vice city is better

@pedrobat13

4 ай бұрын

@@COG4L lol, it's not right or wrong. It's the best one for me.

@COG4L

4 ай бұрын

@@pedrobat13 wrong vice city is better

@rjayyyy9623

3 ай бұрын

Something isn't iconic just because you have more experience with it 😂. Iconic means it's incredibly famous and is easily recognisable, plus well loved. I'm not even the biggest fan of it but SA's theme is the most iconic by far due to popularity. IV's is the most orchestral and well made. As he mentions, it has layers upon layers, and is easily the most intricately made theme.

8:12 IT'S LIKE I'M PARANOID LOOKING OVER MY BACK

GTA 4 has a special place in my heart

Might not have the best theme but god do I love GTA 1 OST. Made by Craig Connor and Grant Middleton. There are some truly magnificent tracks there. Also GTA 2 OST is worth mentioning here.

@johnsanderson21

5 ай бұрын

“and you know, that was so good, I reckon I’ll play it again!”

I associate Midnight City with GTA more than any other song. I know it's hugely overplayed everywhere now but it goes so hard and fits the vibe of the latest games so well.

GTA San Andreas for me. I'm a working musician and a HUGE GTA fan (I've been playing them since childhood.... born in '92), but San Andreas' theme is the only one that I can hum to myself from memory. Until this video, I had totally forgot about the rest of them.

Grand theft auto auto five has plenty of original music within the game, one of my favourite tracks is titled “nervous Ron”. Also, I believe the theme for GTA five is friendship. Friendship between Micheal Franklin and Trevor, and the rekindling of a long lost friendship between Micheal and Trevor, but also the betrayal and forgiveness between the two characters throughout the story.

Obviously Rockstar must agree that San Andreas and IV's themes are the most iconic as they added both of them in as looping car horns in GTA Online. I really like Vice City's theme especially once the saxophone melodies start coming in. That track has such a funk to it. Another favourite of mine is the 'Dark March' from Liberty City Stories. I saw another comment saying that it inspired the theme to IV and I can totally hear that influence if that's true.

San Andreas has to be the most iconic imo